I found a library called j-excel that was translated from java. It operates at the low level against the BIFF file (Excel files). I haven't had a chance to test it just yet but feel free to see if it meets your needs.

http://www.andykhan.com/jexcelapi/

Richard



>I found a link from Microsoft support about automating excel, but it appears to use COM Interop. Is there a way to manage excel via managed code?
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>Thanks
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>Kirk